Fusion sensor arrangement for guideway mounted vehicle and method of using the same

A method of using the fusion sensor arrangement to control a guideway mounted vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting an object on a wayside of a guideway using a first sensor, wherein the first sensor senses a first electromagnetic spectrum;
• detecting the object on the wayside of the guideway using a second sensor, wherein the second sensor senses a second electromagnetic spectrum different from the first electromagnetic spectrum;
• fusing first information from the first sensor with second information from the second sensor using a data fusion center;
• and
• resolving a conflict between the first information and the second information.

A guideway mounted vehicle comprising:

• a first fusion sensor arrangement attached to a first end the guideway mounted vehicle, the first fusion sensor arrangement comprising:
• a first sensor configured to detect the presence of an object along a wayside of a guideway on which the guideway mounted vehicle is mounted, wherein the first sensor is sensitive to a first electromagnetic spectrum;
• a second sensor configured to detect the presence of the object along the wayside of the guideway, wherein the second sensor is sensitive to a second electromagnetic spectrum different from the first electromagnetic spectrum;
• and
• a data fusion center connected to the first sensor and to the second sensor, wherein the data fusion center is configured to receive first sensor information from the first sensor and second sensor information from the second sensor, and to resolve a conflict between the first sensor information and the second sensor information.